Chapter 31
Lu Ya glanced at everyone and said,"
"Today, I want you to remember one thing. Learning is not a constant. All the concepts and knowledge we are familiar with will change with the changes in social productivity.”
" What you have learned today, in the future, when there is a way of transportation that can replace horses, or even iron ships that can replace wooden ships, you may become ignorant, backward, and ignorant.”
"In the past, there was Sage Kong's sacred studies, then there was Dong Zhongshu's reformist Confucianism, and then there was Cheng Zhu's neo-Confucianism. They all changed with the times.”
"Even the knowledge I teach you today may not be useful in the future. It might even become a pedantic and useless thing in the old era…"
"All of you are princes. What you need to grasp the most is the relationship between productivity and knowledge.”
Lu Ya said a lot intermittently.
These Zhu brats might not be able to understand, but it did not prevent them from being subtly influenced in their thoughts.
Especially the Crown Prince. His thoughts determined whether the constitution of the monarch could be implemented smoothly. If he was unwilling to give up the power in his hands, many things would become difficult.
Fortunately, the Crown Prince was kind-hearted and could listen to the words of the elders. He was not the kind of person who was greedy for power.
With a little guidance, he would gradually realize what he could do to let all the people in the world live a good life.
What could he do to let the Zhu family continue to exist forever?
Lu Ya believed that with the Crown Prince's benevolent nature and his subtle guidance, it was possible for him to become the first sovereign of China under the constitution of a monarch.
Lu Ya immediately said,"
"Today is your first time coming to the Stargazing Tower, so I'll just give you a simple explanation. Starting tomorrow, the real lessons would begin.”
"My class is not to sit in the building and read books, but to walk out of the school and go deep into the people. There, you will learn a lot of things that can't be learned from books. You will also have a deeper understanding of true knowledge.”
Lu Ya didn't want these princes to stay comfortably in the Academy and receive the influence of knowledge.
What he hoped for more was to train hard and end their days of pampering so that they could get more tempering.
Without a strong mental fortitude, how could he do business with those treacherous merchants in the future business era?
……
Outside, Liu Ji frowned and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. Zhu Di had also rested by now. He walked to his side and said softly,"Mr. Liu, why aren't you going in?"
Liu Ji's gaze was steady and he did not speak.
After listening to Lu Ya's lesson, Liu Ji's heart flashed with not approval, but betrayal.
Sainthood had existed for thousands of years. How could it not be useful in the future? Even though it had been modified by Dong Zhongshu and Cheng Zhu, it was still a sacred study and orthodox Confucian ideology.
Liu Ji listened to Lu Ya's eloquent speech, a bunch of inexplicable things, and felt that this guy was simply misleading the students.
How could His Majesty allow such a person to teach the Crown Prince…Liu Ji thought to himself, but his expression remained unchanged.
Zhu Di looked at Liu Ji strangely. His small face was full of confusion. Why didn't Master Liu go in?
On the other side, Lu Ya put down the chalk and smiled.
"Alright, that's all for today. I was originally prepared to leave school, but because a guest has arrived, you can come with me to meet him.”
Zhu Biao, Zhu Xiong, and the others were stunned.
There were guests?
Lu Ya looked at the door and smiled."
"Since you're here, please come in."
Outside the door, Zhu Di was shocked.
Could it be that that person has already discovered us?
But why didn't he say anything before?
Zhu Di was still puzzled, but Liu Ji's expression was calm. He straightened his clothes and stepped into the room.
"Master Liu!" The moment Zhu Biao saw Liu Ji, he couldn't help but feel happy. He quickly left his seat and walked to Liu Ji's side. He bowed respectfully, and the other princes followed.
With Zhu Biao's help, Liu Ji gradually walked to the Eight Trigrams Stage. However, when he saw Lu Ya's appearance, Liu Ji was completely stunned.
This was the Imperial Advisor conferred by His Majesty?
How could he be…so young?
For some reason, Liu Ji suddenly felt that Zhu Yuanzhang might have been deceived.
How much knowledge could a young man who looked to be in his twenties have? And what virtue and ability to teach the prince?
"Mr. Liu has come from afar.”Lu Ya smiled and nodded, neither servile nor overbearing.
Liu Ji narrowed his eyes, his gaze burning.
"You know me?"
"I know him!" Lu Ya said straightforwardly.
"But I don't know you!" Liu Ji led the army.
Lu Ya smiled.”
Liu Ji took a step forward and stared into Lu Ya's eyes. He didn't waste any time on formalities and went straight to the point.
"When you were teaching the Crown Princes how to learn, what you said was too unorthodox.”
"This old master wants to ask you, what is called knowledge? What do you want to change into?"
Lu Ya's expression did not change, nor did he get angry because of the other party's unfriendly tone. He only replied,
"It's not what I want to change, it's what the times want to change.”
"Shameless boasting!" Liu Ji said word by word,
"Ever since the Han Dynasty, our Confucian school has always followed the will of the heavens and protected the Han family. No matter how the dynasty changes, the only thing that remains unchanged is our Confucian school's orthodoxy.”
Lu Ya laughed. He walked to the edge of the Eight Trigrams Stage and placed his hands behind his back. He smiled as he looked at the light below. After looking at it for a while, his expression gradually became serious.
"Mr. Liu, let's not look at the Yuan Dynasty. Let's look at the Song Dynasty. When the Liao, Jin, and Yuan dynasties trampled on the Han Dynasty, may I ask…where is Confucianism?”
Liu Ji's expression changed slightly.
PS: Persevering in begging for tickets and flowers!!!
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